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... wind , a good reception among just and pious men , and vengeance on a man who had basely de- ceived him , and violated the rights of hospitality . On his landing , he welcomed Erythræa in three verses descriptive of the country : and ...
... wind , a good reception among just and pious men , and vengeance on a man who had basely de- ceived him , and violated the rights of hospitality . On his landing , he welcomed Erythræa in three verses descriptive of the country : and ...
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... winds . As the vessel was far from the town , he slept upon the beach , in preference to lodging in the ship , though in a very frail state of health . During his stay , the towns - people resorted to the place , to enjoy his ...
... winds . As the vessel was far from the town , he slept upon the beach , in preference to lodging in the ship , though in a very frail state of health . During his stay , the towns - people resorted to the place , to enjoy his ...
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... winds , nor wet with showers , nor sprinkled with snow . Perhaps Ovid took his via ad palatia cæli from this . The single stars mentioned by the poets , are the Dog of Orion , Hesperus , the morning star , Arcturus , * of devorla . Od ...
... winds , nor wet with showers , nor sprinkled with snow . Perhaps Ovid took his via ad palatia cæli from this . The single stars mentioned by the poets , are the Dog of Orion , Hesperus , the morning star , Arcturus , * of devorla . Od ...
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... wind , as Pindar , Pliny , and Strabo , interpret it . + # In the catalogue ‡ he mentions Alybè , as the na- tive place of silver.§ The Scholiast places it in By- thinia . Of the inland and eastern countries of Asia , we may suspect ...
... wind , as Pindar , Pliny , and Strabo , interpret it . + # In the catalogue ‡ he mentions Alybè , as the na- tive place of silver.§ The Scholiast places it in By- thinia . Of the inland and eastern countries of Asia , we may suspect ...
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... wind . The solution arises from the alluvial soil of the Delta . The river of Egypt is never named the Nile in Homer , whence some have inferred his priority to Hesiod , who gives it that name . It is said to signify the river in the ...
... wind . The solution arises from the alluvial soil of the Delta . The river of Egypt is never named the Nile in Homer , whence some have inferred his priority to Hesiod , who gives it that name . It is said to signify the river in the ...
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